Trump's 100 Day Plan by https://padlet.com/lunkyl29/roowfpqtu8jl School Choice And Education Opportunity Act en-us 2017-02-10 15:59:03 UTC 2025-12-04 00:25:26 UTC hello@padlet.com Trump said. “If we can put a man on the moon, dig out the Panama Canal and win two world wars, then I have no doubt that we as a nation can provide school choice to every disadvantaged child in America.” https://padlet.com/lunkyl29/roowfpqtu8jl/wish/153096505 2017-02-10 16:07:16 UTC https://padlet.com/lunkyl29/roowfpqtu8jl/wish/153096505 According to recent data from the U.S. Department of Education, nearly 7 million Americans in the past year defaulted (failed to make a payment for over a year) on their federal student loans. https://padlet.com/lunkyl29/roowfpqtu8jl/wish/153096716 2017-02-10 16:07:48 UTC https://padlet.com/lunkyl29/roowfpqtu8jl/wish/153096716 https://padlet.com/lunkyl29/roowfpqtu8jl/wish/153112949 Ends common core, brings education supervision to local communities]]> 2017-02-10 16:55:06 UTC https://padlet.com/lunkyl29/roowfpqtu8jl/wish/153112949 lunkyl29 https://padlet.com/lunkyl29/roowfpqtu8jl/wish/153740668 Polls show that minority and low-income communities strongly endorse school choice, while the white middle class, especially in the suburbs, remains divided.

]]> 2017-02-14 15:15:50 UTC https://padlet.com/lunkyl29/roowfpqtu8jl/wish/153740668 lunkyl29 https://padlet.com/lunkyl29/roowfpqtu8jl/wish/153741739 2017-02-14 15:18:07 UTC https://padlet.com/lunkyl29/roowfpqtu8jl/wish/153741739 lunkyl29 https://padlet.com/lunkyl29/roowfpqtu8jl/wish/153742526 2017-02-14 15:20:09 UTC https://padlet.com/lunkyl29/roowfpqtu8jl/wish/153742526 https://padlet.com/lunkyl29/roowfpqtu8jl/wish/153744386 Redirects education dollars to give parents the right to send their kid to the public, private, charter, magnet, religious or home school of their choice. ]]> 2017-02-14 15:24:08 UTC https://padlet.com/lunkyl29/roowfpqtu8jl/wish/153744386 https://padlet.com/lunkyl29/roowfpqtu8jl/wish/153745121  It expands vocational and technical education, and make 2 and 4-year college more affordable.]]> 2017-02-14 15:26:03 UTC https://padlet.com/lunkyl29/roowfpqtu8jl/wish/153745121 lunkyl29 https://padlet.com/lunkyl29/roowfpqtu8jl/wish/153745276 Pro: offer students in low income areas with poorly performing schools a chance at a better education and the opportunity to break the cycle of poverty.

Con: do not benefit all students, since private schools still have the ability to pick and choose which students attend and could discriminate against certain students if they so choose.

]]> 2017-02-14 15:26:29 UTC https://padlet.com/lunkyl29/roowfpqtu8jl/wish/153745276 lunkyl29 https://padlet.com/lunkyl29/roowfpqtu8jl/wish/153746782 The U.S. Department of Education funds more than 250 programs that support education research, arts in public school, funding for low-income students, early education and so much more. Eliminating the Department of Education would not only cut funding for low-income students and students with special needs, but it would also mean that thousands of low-income college students would lose their Pell Grants and a shot at the American dream.]]> 2017-02-14 15:30:05 UTC https://padlet.com/lunkyl29/roowfpqtu8jl/wish/153746782 https://padlet.com/lunkyl29/roowfpqtu8jl/wish/153746953 Rather than sending federal education dollars to schools, as the existing system does, Mr. Trump proposed giving block grants to states, which would have the option of letting the dollars follow students to whichever school they choose, including a charter, private or online school.]]> 2017-02-14 15:30:29 UTC https://padlet.com/lunkyl29/roowfpqtu8jl/wish/153746953 lunkyl29 https://padlet.com/lunkyl29/roowfpqtu8jl/wish/153747741 2017-02-14 15:32:13 UTC https://padlet.com/lunkyl29/roowfpqtu8jl/wish/153747741 https://padlet.com/lunkyl29/roowfpqtu8jl/wish/153748046 Critics fear that portability, which Congress rejected in its latest overhaul of the nation’s chief education law last year, will bleed dollars from traditional public schools. Critics also oppose channeling taxpayer money to private religious schools and schools run for profit.]]> 2017-02-14 15:32:51 UTC https://padlet.com/lunkyl29/roowfpqtu8jl/wish/153748046 lunkyl29 https://padlet.com/lunkyl29/roowfpqtu8jl/wish/153748378 2017-02-14 15:33:27 UTC https://padlet.com/lunkyl29/roowfpqtu8jl/wish/153748378